ORDER

These two Civil Appeals by special leave are directed against the common judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Andhra Pradesh dated 28th April, 1989.

2. The relevant facts for disposal of these appeals are :-

That land measuring 9.87 cents comprising in various survey numbers of Anantapur Town were sought to be acquired by the Government at the request of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter the Corporation ) for purposes of constructing a bus stand at Anantapur. The Notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter the Act ) was published on 31st May, 1979. Simultaneously, declaration under Section 6 of the Act was also published and emergency provisions under Section 17(4) of the Act were invoked and the enquiry under Section 5A of the Act was dispensed with. It appears, that some of the land owners challenged the acquisition proceedings through Writ Petition Nos. 9801 of 1983 and 8133 of 1985 in respect of Survey Nos. 2067/4A, 2071/1A and 151/1B. The thrust of the challenge was that the substance of the Notification which was required to be published at a public place as required by law had not been published. Writ P